Our March cover is brought to you by Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival (VOV). In addition to their exceptional music menu, this year VOV is proud to be screening a double feature that includes Daydream Nation, a Sonic Youth concert film by Lance Bang documenting the album they released in 1988 that received widespread acclaim from critics and earned SY a major label deal.
The album was ranked high in critics’ year-end lists of 1988s best records, and was voted second in The Village Voice’s annual Pazz & Jop poll. Daydream Nation has since been widely considered to be Sonic Youth’s greatest work, and an influence on the alternative and indie rock genres. It was chosen by the Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Recording Registry in 2005.
Screening with Daydream Nation will be Desolation Center. Director Director Stuart Swezey and Steve Shelley will be on hand for conversations after the films. Get tickets now for the March 19 screening to be held at Pocket Theatre, 170 Ravine in Uptown Hot Springs.
Thanks to Sonny Kay at Valley of the Vapors & Low Key Arts for the fine photo selection and to Richard Stephens for his cover layout. See you at VOV, March 20-23.
For more information, visit ValleyOfTheVapors.com.
For a preview, watch trailers for each film:
Desolation Center: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDSJ-Aj43oE
Daydream Nation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1_J7yJFLk
